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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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